Neurocognitive interventions for children and adolescents surviving cancer
- PMID: 15610986
- DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi017
Neurocognitive interventions for children and adolescents surviving cancer
Abstract
Background: It is well recognized that many cures for childhood leukemia and brain tumors entail some relatively permanent neurocognitive and psychological costs to the patient and family. As cure rates have improved over the past three decades, increasing efforts have been directed toward reducing treatment-related late effects.
Objective: The particular focus of this review will be on interventions for the neuropsychological late effects associated with the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and malignant brain tumors.
Summary: We will first briefly review current approaches to the medical treatment of ALL and brain tumors to provide an appreciation of potential sources of brain injury. We will then summarize the existing literature on types of neuropsychological deficits found among survivors, with special attention to variables that place some children at greater risk. Then, there will be a discussion of approaches to intervention for these deficits-specifically, cognitive remediation, pharmacology, and ecological alterations in the classroom. Finally, we will present directions for future research in the field.
Comment in
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Commentary: study of the neurobehavioral consequences of childhood cancer: entering the genomic era?J Pediatr Psychol. 2005 Jan-Feb;30(1):79-84. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi018. J Pediatr Psychol. 2005. PMID: 15610987 Review. No abstract available.
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Commentary: toward greater integration and specificity in conceptual models of neurocognitive functioning in childhood cancer survivors.J Pediatr Psychol. 2005 Jan-Feb;30(1):85-8. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi019. J Pediatr Psychol. 2005. PMID: 15610988 No abstract available.
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